Removes emergency medical services from the limit on real property tax levies by local governments
This bill (S 1515) changes how local governments in New York calculate property tax levies by removing costs for emergency medical services (EMS) from the tax levy cap. It directly affects cities, towns, and counties that provide EMS, allowing them to fund these services without counting those expenses toward their annual property tax limit. The key provision adds a new exemption (subparagraph v) to the tax levy calculation, explicitly excluding EMS expenditures from the cap. This is a technical adjustment to the tax formula, not a new funding source or policy shift for EMS services themselves.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025
Last action Jun 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jun 12, 2025
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jun 12, 2025
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-0-1)
senate
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rachel May
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Alexis Weik
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Dean Murray
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Mario Mattera
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Pam Helming
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
Co
Pat Fahy
DDemocratic
Co
Rob Rolison
RRepublican
Co
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Tony Palumbo
RRepublican
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